Step 1: Divide the number into separate digits:
2653 => 2 6 5 3
Step 2: Calculate the distance between each digit and the next (the last digit with the first):
2 to 6 => 4
6 to 5 => 1
5 to 3 => 2
3 to 2 => 1
Step 3: Convert distances to codes (0=E[qual],
1 & 9 = C[onsecutive], 2-8 = N[one]):
4 => N
1 => C
2 => N
1 => C
Step 4: Combine the filters to a string:
N C N C = NCNC